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ABOUT THE BOOK {from Goodreads}:
A Bigger, Smarter, Hipper
Family Craft Book
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR {from the publisher's website}:
Amanda Kingloff is the author of Project Kid and the former lifestyle director at Parents magazine, where she oversaw all DIY content for the brand. Before joining Parents, Kingloff worked for lifestyle personality Katie Brown, producing and starring in Katie Brown Workshop on PBS, co-writing and co-crafting Katie Brown’s Weekends and Katie Brown’s Outdoor Entertaining, ghostwriting Brown’s New York Times syndicated column, and more. She has appeared on Good Morning America, ABC News Now, Lifetime’s I Do Diaries: Beg, Borrow, and Steal, and many local television news programs. She lives with her husband and two children in Brooklyn, New York.
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MY REVIEW:
This book contains 100
cleverly-designed crafts using inexpensive and recycled objects. Some other
materials such as craft glue, clay, paint, etc., will be used to assemble the
crafts. Plastic bottles, oatmeal boxes, jars, stray socks, cardboard boxes,
yogurt cups, cardboard tubes, and metal cans are just a few of the reusable
objects used in these crafts.
The author includes some 'art' lessons wherein she teaches how to make clay,
how to weave, how to make yarn pom-poms, and how to dye fabric. She sprinkles
valuable tips throughout the book. The stepped-out photos of the projects are a
nice size and are detailed.
As a former elementary school teacher, the thing I liked most about the
projects included in this book is that the crafts are items that would be
extremely appealing to children of all ages! Boys and girls alike would enjoy
choosing projects to make from this book.
My favorite project in the book was the Dolly's Oven-Mitt Sleeping Bag. The
designer shows children how to use a store-bought oven mitt to make a mini
sleeping bag for their favorite softie or doll. Adorable! Other stand-out
projects include the Garden-Party Terrarium, the ABC Flash Cards, Golf-Tee Top,
Felt Fortune Cookies, Homemade Memory Game, Robot Bank--the list goes on and
on.
I highly recommend this book as a resource for classroom teachers, scout
leaders, church/temple youth group leaders, and moms/dads/grandmas/childcare
pros. I borrowed this book from our local public library when I spotted it on
the 'New Books' shelves a few years ago. I'm really glad I picked it up and read it! 😀
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This sounds like a fun activity book. I like that it uses recycled objects to create fun things.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like an excellent book! The crafts sound excellent—I love the oven-mitt sleeping bag idea, and I'm also curious about the robot bank you mention. I can imagine kids will gobble these crafts up! Thanks for the great review!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of using recycled items. My son is a master at this. And the recycled oven mitt/sleeping bag project sounds really fun. This would be a great one for my nieces! Thanks for featuring it!
ReplyDeleteI have a niece who would adore this book. She is constantly building something. I will alert the parents to head off to the library for this one. Thanks for featuring on MMGM.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds great. You always manage to find such good books. The recycling angle is a bonus. Thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun summer activity book. Lots of things to find outside to help with projects. Love the clever oven mitt/sleeping bag idea. My summers were spent playing outside and doing craft projects.
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